2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison | 3 | 87 | 163 | 1.87 | 3 | 29.00 | 54.33 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 2 | 70 | 298 | 4.26 | 3 | 35.00 | 149.00 |
| 3 | Toledo | 4 | 133 | 305 | 2.29 | 3 | 33.25 | 76.25 |
| 4 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 152 | 328 | 2.16 | 5 | 25.33 | 54.67 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 3 | 102 | 388 | 3.80 | 1 | 34.00 | 129.33 |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 5 | 154 | 409 | 2.66 | 3 | 30.80 | 81.80 |
| 7 | Georgia | 6 | 152 | 419 | 2.76 | 6 | 25.33 | 69.83 |
| 8 | Texas | 5 | 157 | 468 | 2.98 | 5 | 31.40 | 93.60 |
| 9 | Oregon | 5 | 165 | 480 | 2.91 | 3 | 33.00 | 96.00 |
| 10 | Southern Miss | 3 | 130 | 495 | 3.81 | 6 | 43.33 | 165.00 |
| 11 | Indiana | 6 | 162 | 540 | 3.33 | 3 | 27.00 | 90.00 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 5 | 149 | 542 | 3.64 | 9 | 29.80 | 108.40 |
| 13 | Ohio | 3 | 104 | 544 | 5.23 | 3 | 34.67 | 181.33 |
| 14 | Houston | 4 | 138 | 550 | 3.99 | 4 | 34.50 | 137.50 |
| 14 | Army | 3 | 121 | 550 | 4.55 | 8 | 40.33 | 183.33 |
| 16 | Arkansas State | 4 | 159 | 569 | 3.58 | 7 | 39.75 | 142.25 |
| 17 | Washington | 4 | 145 | 580 | 4.00 | 4 | 36.25 | 145.00 |
| 18 | San Diego State | 5 | 165 | 585 | 3.55 | 3 | 33.00 | 117.00 |
| 19 | Ole Miss | 4 | 138 | 592 | 4.29 | 4 | 34.50 | 148.00 |
| 20 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 161 | 595 | 3.70 | 6 | 32.20 | 119.00 |
| 21 | Virginia | 6 | 195 | 596 | 3.06 | 8 | 32.50 | 99.33 |
| 22 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 158 | 599 | 3.79 | 4 | 31.60 | 119.80 |
| 23 | Hawaii | 4 | 140 | 606 | 4.33 | 7 | 35.00 | 151.50 |
| 24 | Missouri | 4 | 141 | 607 | 4.30 | 5 | 35.25 | 151.75 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 4 | 135 | 621 | 4.60 | 8 | 33.75 | 155.25 |
| 26 | Ohio State | 7 | 211 | 628 | 2.98 | 1 | 30.14 | 89.71 |
| 27 | Marshall | 4 | 155 | 637 | 4.11 | 7 | 38.75 | 159.25 |
| 28 | New Mexico | 4 | 157 | 643 | 4.10 | 7 | 39.25 | 160.75 |
| 29 | Old Dominion | 3 | 144 | 646 | 4.49 | 8 | 48.00 | 215.33 |
| 30 | Texas State | 4 | 145 | 659 | 4.54 | 7 | 36.25 | 164.75 |
| 31 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 150 | 660 | 4.40 | 12 | 37.50 | 165.00 |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 202 | 690 | 3.42 | 8 | 33.67 | 115.00 |
| 33 | South Alabama | 4 | 152 | 694 | 4.57 | 11 | 38.00 | 173.50 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 7 | 240 | 696 | 2.90 | 5 | 34.29 | 99.43 |
| 35 | SMU | 7 | 235 | 720 | 3.06 | 1 | 33.57 | 102.86 |
| 36 | Clemson | 6 | 185 | 721 | 3.90 | 7 | 30.83 | 120.17 |
| 37 | Utah | 4 | 149 | 730 | 4.90 | 6 | 37.25 | 182.50 |
| 38 | Louisville | 7 | 217 | 733 | 3.38 | 9 | 31.00 | 104.71 |
| 39 | Auburn | 6 | 222 | 734 | 3.31 | 10 | 37.00 | 122.33 |
| 40 | Appalachian State | 4 | 168 | 735 | 4.38 | 9 | 42.00 | 183.75 |
| 41 | Navy | 4 | 148 | 755 | 5.10 | 10 | 37.00 | 188.75 |
| 42 | Notre Dame | 7 | 231 | 757 | 3.28 | 6 | 33.00 | 108.14 |
| 43 | Michigan | 7 | 238 | 760 | 3.19 | 5 | 34.00 | 108.57 |
| 44 | Kent State | 4 | 166 | 767 | 4.62 | 6 | 41.50 | 191.75 |
| 45 | Memphis | 5 | 191 | 782 | 4.09 | 11 | 38.20 | 156.40 |
| 46 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 191 | 783 | 4.10 | 9 | 38.20 | 156.60 |
| 47 | UNLV | 5 | 148 | 795 | 5.37 | 6 | 29.60 | 159.00 |
| 48 | UCF | 5 | 190 | 813 | 4.28 | 9 | 38.00 | 162.60 |
| 49 | Arizona State | 6 | 218 | 816 | 3.74 | 14 | 36.33 | 136.00 |
| 50 | Tennessee | 4 | 159 | 824 | 5.18 | 12 | 39.75 | 206.00 |
| 51 | Iowa | 6 | 197 | 830 | 4.21 | 4 | 32.83 | 138.33 |
| 52 | Bowling Green | 5 | 186 | 831 | 4.47 | 11 | 37.20 | 166.20 |
| 53 | UTEP | 5 | 215 | 852 | 3.96 | 7 | 43.00 | 170.40 |
| 54 | East Carolina | 5 | 181 | 854 | 4.72 | 7 | 36.20 | 170.80 |
| 55 | Akron | 4 | 151 | 864 | 5.72 | 11 | 37.75 | 216.00 |
| 56 | Florida State | 7 | 269 | 867 | 3.22 | 8 | 38.43 | 123.86 |
| 57 | LSU | 8 | 255 | 871 | 3.42 | 11 | 31.88 | 108.88 |
| 58 | Wake Forest | 6 | 226 | 874 | 3.87 | 9 | 37.67 | 145.67 |
| 59 | Central Michigan | 4 | 162 | 887 | 5.48 | 14 | 40.50 | 221.75 |
| 60 | Illinois | 6 | 211 | 896 | 4.25 | 8 | 35.17 | 149.33 |
| 61 | USF | 5 | 192 | 901 | 4.69 | 13 | 38.40 | 180.20 |
| 62 | Louisiana | 4 | 183 | 912 | 4.98 | 10 | 45.75 | 228.00 |
| 63 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 209 | 920 | 4.40 | 11 | 41.80 | 184.00 |
| 64 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 201 | 928 | 4.62 | 7 | 40.20 | 185.60 |
| 65 | Kentucky | 7 | 257 | 937 | 3.65 | 16 | 36.71 | 133.86 |
| 65 | FIU | 5 | 180 | 937 | 5.21 | 9 | 36.00 | 187.40 |
| 67 | Alabama | 7 | 208 | 941 | 4.52 | 8 | 29.71 | 134.43 |
| 68 | TCU | 6 | 210 | 952 | 4.53 | 5 | 35.00 | 158.67 |
| 69 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 183 | 956 | 5.22 | 9 | 45.75 | 239.00 |
| 70 | Arizona | 6 | 228 | 958 | 4.20 | 12 | 38.00 | 159.67 |
| 71 | Tulane | 6 | 235 | 961 | 4.09 | 9 | 39.17 | 160.17 |
| 72 | Penn State | 6 | 206 | 965 | 4.68 | 8 | 34.33 | 160.83 |
| 73 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 233 | 987 | 4.24 | 12 | 38.83 | 164.50 |
| 74 | San Jose State | 6 | 232 | 988 | 4.26 | 13 | 38.67 | 164.67 |
| 75 | Oregon State | 6 | 202 | 1000 | 4.95 | 8 | 33.67 | 166.67 |
| 76 | Iowa State | 6 | 201 | 1004 | 5.00 | 9 | 33.50 | 167.33 |
| 76 | Wyoming | 5 | 204 | 1004 | 4.92 | 8 | 40.80 | 200.80 |
| 78 | California | 6 | 214 | 1012 | 4.73 | 14 | 35.67 | 168.67 |
| 79 | Ball State | 5 | 190 | 1024 | 5.39 | 10 | 38.00 | 204.80 |
| 80 | Western Michigan | 7 | 246 | 1028 | 4.18 | 11 | 35.14 | 146.86 |
| 81 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 200 | 1050 | 5.25 | 11 | 50.00 | 262.50 |
| 82 | Michigan State | 7 | 234 | 1051 | 4.49 | 14 | 33.43 | 150.14 |
| 83 | Washington State | 8 | 251 | 1069 | 4.26 | 12 | 31.38 | 133.63 |
| 84 | North Carolina | 7 | 255 | 1071 | 4.20 | 15 | 36.43 | 153.00 |
| 84 | Nevada | 6 | 234 | 1071 | 4.58 | 15 | 39.00 | 178.50 |
| 84 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 227 | 1071 | 4.72 | 12 | 37.83 | 178.50 |
| 87 | Nebraska | 5 | 182 | 1089 | 5.98 | 13 | 36.40 | 217.80 |
| 88 | Delaware | 6 | 210 | 1092 | 5.20 | 13 | 35.00 | 182.00 |
| 89 | Troy | 5 | 196 | 1106 | 5.64 | 10 | 39.20 | 221.20 |
| 90 | NC State | 8 | 260 | 1109 | 4.27 | 17 | 32.50 | 138.63 |
| 91 | Buffalo | 6 | 251 | 1113 | 4.43 | 9 | 41.83 | 185.50 |
| 92 | West Virginia | 8 | 328 | 1124 | 3.43 | 11 | 41.00 | 140.50 |
| 93 | Maryland | 5 | 216 | 1128 | 5.22 | 10 | 43.20 | 225.60 |
| 94 | Stanford | 8 | 274 | 1141 | 4.16 | 15 | 34.25 | 142.63 |
| 94 | New Mexico State | 6 | 256 | 1141 | 4.46 | 8 | 42.67 | 190.17 |
| 96 | UTSA | 6 | 206 | 1142 | 5.54 | 9 | 34.33 | 190.33 |
| 97 | Kansas State | 6 | 277 | 1152 | 4.16 | 13 | 46.17 | 192.00 |
| 98 | Rice | 6 | 226 | 1165 | 5.15 | 19 | 37.67 | 194.17 |
| 99 | Northwestern | 7 | 239 | 1168 | 4.89 | 15 | 34.14 | 166.86 |
| 100 | Wisconsin | 10 | 321 | 1169 | 3.64 | 11 | 32.10 | 116.90 |
| 101 | Missouri State | 6 | 224 | 1175 | 5.25 | 17 | 37.33 | 195.83 |
| 102 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 234 | 1176 | 5.03 | 15 | 46.80 | 235.20 |
| 103 | USC | 7 | 253 | 1201 | 4.75 | 9 | 36.14 | 171.57 |
| 104 | BYU | 8 | 281 | 1203 | 4.28 | 8 | 35.13 | 150.38 |
| 105 | Cincinnati | 6 | 269 | 1217 | 4.52 | 12 | 44.83 | 202.83 |
| 106 | Tulsa | 5 | 262 | 1258 | 4.80 | 18 | 52.40 | 251.60 |
| 107 | Florida | 8 | 306 | 1266 | 4.14 | 14 | 38.25 | 158.25 |
| 108 | Boise State | 7 | 250 | 1277 | 5.11 | 14 | 35.71 | 182.43 |
| 109 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 237 | 1298 | 5.48 | 7 | 39.50 | 216.33 |
| 110 | South Carolina | 8 | 292 | 1309 | 4.48 | 12 | 36.50 | 163.63 |
| 110 | Utah State | 7 | 251 | 1309 | 5.22 | 12 | 35.86 | 187.00 |
| 112 | Air Force | 7 | 233 | 1315 | 5.64 | 18 | 33.29 | 187.86 |
| 113 | Massachusetts | 5 | 244 | 1328 | 5.44 | 18 | 48.80 | 265.60 |
| 114 | Georgia State | 6 | 250 | 1362 | 5.45 | 21 | 41.67 | 227.00 |
| 115 | Charlotte | 6 | 276 | 1383 | 5.01 | 20 | 46.00 | 230.50 |
| 116 | UAB | 7 | 279 | 1402 | 5.03 | 22 | 39.86 | 200.29 |
| 117 | North Texas | 5 | 278 | 1419 | 5.10 | 14 | 55.60 | 283.80 |
| 118 | Kansas | 7 | 263 | 1432 | 5.44 | 12 | 37.57 | 204.57 |
| 119 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 274 | 1454 | 5.31 | 13 | 39.14 | 207.71 |
| 120 | Duke | 10 | 349 | 1471 | 4.21 | 23 | 34.90 | 147.10 |
| 121 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 321 | 1484 | 4.62 | 21 | 35.67 | 164.89 |
| 122 | Liberty | 7 | 298 | 1529 | 5.13 | 18 | 42.57 | 218.43 |
| 123 | Colorado State | 7 | 290 | 1538 | 5.30 | 21 | 41.43 | 219.71 |
| 124 | Boston College | 8 | 283 | 1564 | 5.53 | 21 | 35.38 | 195.50 |
| 125 | Purdue | 8 | 301 | 1569 | 5.21 | 26 | 37.63 | 196.13 |
| 125 | Rutgers | 8 | 254 | 1569 | 6.18 | 20 | 31.75 | 196.13 |
| 127 | Baylor | 7 | 306 | 1571 | 5.13 | 22 | 43.71 | 224.43 |
| 128 | Syracuse | 9 | 297 | 1645 | 5.54 | 18 | 33.00 | 182.78 |
| 129 | Mississippi State | 8 | 328 | 1670 | 5.09 | 12 | 41.00 | 208.75 |
| 130 | Arkansas | 8 | 319 | 1673 | 5.24 | 21 | 39.88 | 209.13 |
| 131 | UCLA | 8 | 316 | 1715 | 5.43 | 22 | 39.50 | 214.38 |
| 132 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 319 | 1746 | 5.47 | 28 | 45.57 | 249.43 |
| 132 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 285 | 1746 | 6.13 | 21 | 40.71 | 249.43 |
| 134 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 278 | 1764 | 6.35 | 23 | 46.33 | 294.00 |
| 135 | Temple | 7 | 302 | 1774 | 5.87 | 22 | 43.14 | 253.43 |
| 136 | Colorado | 8 | 342 | 2048 | 5.99 | 20 | 42.75 | 256.00 |